1. Symbols, Motifs, and Irony in 1984
Iris, Alson, Selena, Indika
Symbols, Motifs, and Irony in 1984

2. IRONY E!

3. War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength

4. Explanation Contradictions No such things as
Freedom
Peace amongst countries
Proles don’t know the power they have
Only ones who can overthrow the party

5. “A narrow scarlet sash, emblem of the Junior Anti-Sex League, was wound several times round the waist of her overalls, just tightly enough to bring out the shapeliness of her hips.” “Yes, always with Party members”...Scores of times she had done it.”

6. Explanations
Julia is a “devout member” but in reality, she is the opposite
Members aren’t supposed to be sleeping around
Julia has slept with “scores of men”

7. "'We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness,'
"'We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness,'... The place where there is no darkness was the imagined future..."

8. Explanation The place of no darkness is actually prison
Winston’s belief is completely opposite of reality
No darkness = Place where you can’t hide

9. "'You are prepared to give your lives
"'You are prepared to give your lives?' 'Yes' 'You are prepared to commit murder?' 'Yes.'"

10. Explanation
Ironic because O’Brien is trying to remove them from the Brotherhood, but is initiating them into the Brotherhood instead.

11. MOTIFS

12. “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously
“The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard.”

13. Explanation Telescreen severely limits the freedom of people
No such thing as a place without Telescreen

14. “Four, five, six—seven times they met during the month of June
“Four, five, six—seven times they met during the month of June. Winston had dropped his habit of drinking gin at all hours. He seemed to have lost the need for it. He had grown fatter, his varicose ulcer had subsided, leaving only a brown stain on the skin above his ankle, his fits of coughing in the early morning had stopped. “

15. Explanation Ulcer = the pain the party causes
Brought up during Party related activities
When he is with Julia, the ulcer disappears

16. SYMBOLISM

17. “Freedom is the freedom to say that Two plus two makes four
“Freedom is the freedom to say that Two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

18. Explanation Freedom of expression Say what you believe in
Can spark a change of thought

19. But luckily no child appeared, and in the end she agreed to give up trying, and soon afterwards they parted.

20. Explanation Katherine = Ideal woman in the eyes of the party
Marriage is to create babies
No baby = move on to next partner